This is the second deadly attack on education institutions recently in Kabul. A suicide bomber near a tutoring center a fortnight ago killed 24, most of whom teen students. This is a brazen attempt by enemies of education to plunge Afghanistan into darkness By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: A group of …
Read More »Editorial: Education will prevail
Whatever their names or titles, they are capable of carrying complex attacks in Afghanistan to kill our innocent people. They have redoubled its barbarism to reach one goal—weakening Afghanistan to such a stage to have zero scholars, or educated young generation. Their core intention is to indiscriminately kill Afghans no …
Read More »Taliban fund war machine by mining Raghistan’s gold
AT News KABUL: Residents of Raghistan district in northeastern Afghanistan say that Badakhshan gold mines are now under Taliban control as insurgency has gained momentum in the provinces. Powerful individuals and the Taliban were using advanced equipment to extract gold illegally and pocket its revenues in Badakhshan, Raghistan district governor …
Read More »Khalilzad discusses Afghan peace with Bajwa
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met Pakistan Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa and discussed Afghan Reconciliation Process among other matters, Pakistan media reported on Monday. “Matters of mutual interest, regional security, the ongoing Afghan Reconciliation Process and Pak-Afghan crossing point …
Read More »France vows support for Afghanistan media
AT News KABUL: The French Embassy in Kabul voiced concerns on the unprosecuted cases of journalists, saying that attacks on journalists must be fully investigated and “this violence must end”. On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, France expressed its strongest support to the vibrant media. …
Read More »Parliament alarmed over heavy fighting amid peace parley
AT News KABUL: The parliament has expressed concerns over intensive clashes around the country amid peace negotiations are underway between Afghanistan government and the Taliban delegations in Qatar now for 51 days. The MPs in Monday session, accused Taliban of being at United States service, saying that Zalmay Khalilzad commands …
Read More »Fighting in Helmand, Kandahar, Uruzgan displaces 11,000 people
AT News KABUL: Some 11,000 people have fled their houses in the southern provinces of Helmand, Kandahar and Uruzgan where severe clashes are going on between Taliban and government forces. The displaced have called for urgent aids, saying they are the “direct victims of war”. “We are four families here …
Read More »Daily COVID-19 cases reach new high
AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health announced 132 new coronavirus cases that were registered in the last 24 hours across the country. The surge in new infections worried health officials because this virus could spread rapidly in the society, especially during winter season. Afghanistan is on the eve …
Read More »Landmine blast kills at least 7 in Helmand
AT News KABUL: At least seven civilians were killed in a bombing placed by Taliban insurgents in the southern province of Helmand, provincial officials said. The incident took place Monday in the provincial capital city of Lashkar Gah. Din Mohammad Zaland, provincial police spokesman, said that women and children were …
Read More »France has no issues with any religion: Macron
AT News KABUL: Amid tensions in France over cartoons denigrating Prophet Mohammad and several knife attacks that followed, French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that his country has no problem with any religion, signaling his attempt to deescalate the tense situation. “All religions are freely active in this land. Shame …
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